Sec. 441.1382. ADDITIONAL FUNDING. (a) The commission may authorize a major resource system or regional library system to receive money in addition to the system operation grant, including money from:
(1) gifts or grants from the federal government, local or regional governments, private sources, or other sources;
(2) contracts for services;
(3) cost-sharing arrangements; or
(4) other fees.
(b) The commission may authorize a major resource system or regional library system to use money received under Subsection (a) to initiate, expand, or enhance activities approved by the commission that meet commission and federal goals.
(c) The commission may authorize a major resource system or regional library system to retain money received under Subsection (a) remaining at the end of a fiscal year for activities approved by the commission that meet commission and federal goals.
(d) The commission by rule shall require that money received under Subsection (a) must be held in a federally insured account. Interest earned on money in the account shall be retained in the account and is subject to the same terms and reporting requirements as the corpus.
(e) The commission by rule may require periodic reporting regarding money received under Subsection (a) and include this information in the annual audit.
(f) Money generated through the use of state or federal funds remains the property of the state. If the commission ceases to contract with a major resource system or regional library system, all money received under this section or described by this subsection must be promptly returned to the commission for use in regional library development programs.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (S.B. 913), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.
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